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15 Cards in this Set
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Carrying capacity
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the largest population of any single species that an area can support
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Deforestation
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forest destruction that results in human activity
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Direct harvesting
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the destruction of an organism or the removal of an organism from its habitat
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Energy flow
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the movement of energy through an ecosystem
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Fossil fuel
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a fuel, such as coal and gas, that comes from the remains of an organism that lived millions of years ago
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Global warming
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an increase in Earth's average surface temperature caused by an increase in greenhouse gases
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Industrialization
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The process of converting an economy into one in which large-scale manufactoring is the primary economic base
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Nonrenewable resources
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any resource, such as fossil fuels and minerals, that cannot be replaced
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Nuclear fuel
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an energy source that results from splitting atoms
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Ozone shield
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the layer of ozone gas in the upper atmosphere that protects Earth from some of the sun's radiation
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Pollution
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a harmful change in the chemical makeup of soil, water, or air
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Renewable resource
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Earth's resources, such as our food supply and our solar energy, which, given time, can be replaced
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Technology
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all of the practical scientific knowledge that has been used to meet human needs
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Trade-off
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an exchange or agreement made to reach a compromise
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Water cycle
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the process by which water continuously moves from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back
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